A string of releases

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af Peter Herresthal

BACKGROUND

My artistic research and recording project with contemporary violin concertos, “ a string of releases” has been connected to the Oslo academy for many years and before that to The Royal Academy in Stockholm, where I was professor 2002-2008.

I would like to continue this project at the Royal Danish Academy, connect the school and the students with composers I work with, and develop a new Répertoire.

For me, the many CD releases in this project have been the optimal form to show collaboration with a composer and the performance practice we developed together- not only in the recorded material but also in booklets and observations from music critics.

a string of releases

Peter Herresthal, Violin

Recordings and premieres of contemporary Violin Concertos (BIS /SIMAX/Lawo)

16 violin concertos recorded

  • Antonio Bibalo «Concerto Allegorico»
  • Arne Nordheim Concerto
  • Olav Anton Thommessen «Bullseye»
  • Henrik Hellstenius 1 «By the Voice»
  • Henrik Hellstenius 2 «In memoriam»
  • Gisle Kverndokk «Initiasjon»
  • Jon Øyvind Ness « MadCap Tootling»
  • Nils Henrik Asheim «Catch Light»
  • Rolf Wallin « Under City Skin»
  • Eivind Buene «falling angels»
  • Ørjan Matre Concerto
  • Ørjan Matre «konsert for orkester»
  • Per Nørgård «Helle Nacht»
  • Per Nørgård «Borderlines»
  • Thomas Ades «Concentric Paths»
  • Kaija Saariaho «Graal Theatre»
  • Kaija Saariaho «Vers Toi es si loin»

Orchestras

BBC Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Arctic Philharmonic, Stavanger Symphony, BIT 20, Norwegian Radio Orchestra.

10 nominations /5 wins for Norwegian Grammy

“ spellemannspris”,” Editors Choice” in The Strad Magazine, International Record Review, Nørgård Concertos nominated for Grammophone Award.

Upcoming

  • Nørgård Double Concerto ,BFO
  • Missy Mazzoli Concerto ,Artic Philharmonic

Other collaborations in the project

Harry Birtwistle on his Concerto ( Portuguese premiere, Casa da Musica)

Henry Dutilleux on his 2. concerto ( Norwegian premiere with Oslo Phil)

Editions for Chester music by PH;

Nordheim, complete violin music

Hellstenius 1/2

Nørgård «Helle Nacht»

(Chamber orchestra versjon)

Thommessen «Bullseye» and «Etyde Cadenza»

Kverndokk « initiasjon»

Jon Øyvind Ness « Mad Cap»

Ørjan Matre «Concerto»

Asheim «Catch Light»

Saariaho « vers toi»

Published articles

  • Master class in the Strad Magazine ;
  • Nørgård violinconcerto «Borderlines»
  • Thomas Adés Violinconcerto
  • Strad Magazine, Favourite works; Saariaho «Graal Theatre»

«A STRING OF RELEASES» AT DKDM 

 One of the composers I have done the most outreach and teaching with is Kaija Saariaho. We have done projects where I perform her Concerto “Graal Theatre” with students and attend rehearsals and concerts.

In addition, she has coached the composers, and we have performed student works alongside her music and in separate concerts.

 We have done this in Oslo spread over a full year. We also did a full festival with BBC Philharmonic with Graal theatre performed by me in BBC3 series “ discovering “ and concerts with students and Kaija in collaboration with Royal Northern academy. If we did a similar project, I would love to include and prepare a soloist diploma and other advanced students before her arrival for solo and duo works and, for example, a string band with her “ Terra Memoria”.

RELEVANCE

My project at DKDM will be focused on bringing the students into my close collaboration with the composers. I know some of the projects at DKDM today describe the collaboration between the composer and the performer. In my project, I would like to focus on the collaboration between soloists, orchestra, conductor, and composers and the process of communicating our experiences to the students at DKDM through workshops, concerts, and seminars.

Development of brand new repertoire with some of the world’s leading composers, publication of it and outreach to the students to strengthen their skills to meet and work with new repertoire and techniques.

FORM AND METHODOLOGY

The performing part of the project will be a collaboration between me and a composer ending in CD, Booklets, articles and videos documenting our collaboration and multiple concerts with orchestras.

The part including the DKDM students will also fit into a project I just had funding for the first time; 

RETURN FLOW

  • Masterclass with composers for both performers and composition students
  • Weekly teaching with me in certain periods
  • Participation in festivals Copenhagen, Svalbard, Bodø and Copenhagen
  • Concerts spread out but hopefully leading up to a visit by Unsuk Chin spring 21 and Kaija Saariaho during 20/21 and pulsar 22
  • Collaboration projects strings/composers on writing for strings.
  • Reflection and documentation will be available on the website.

COLLABORATIONS

  • String department, sinfonietta and composers at DKDM
  • Composers Kaija Saariaho, Unsuk Chin and Missy Mazzoli.
  • Performers: students from DKDM, Arctic Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Oberlin CME, Bergen Phil, New European ensemble Amsterdam, Stavanger Symphony.
  • BIS records, dkdm composers and staff.
  • Bergen festival , Svalbard festival, Voksenåsen academy and if possible Pulsar festival.

DOCUMENTATION

  • CD recording and concerts as described above in numerous festivals and many orchestras.
  • Teaching, seminars and meetings at DKDM with PH and visiting composers
  • Booklets in collaboration with various writers, examples below incl the Booklets written with Tom Service, Kaija Saariaho  and Per Nørgård
  • Videos of concerts

TIME-FRAME

Autumn 2020-Autumn 2022

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